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Leech Bonder

Creature — Merfolk Soldier

This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it.
{U}, {Q}: Move a counter from target creature onto a second target creature. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Shadowmoor
Price
$0.37
EDHREC rank
#18963
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Leech Bonder card art
Leech Bonder moves -1/-1 counters from your creatures to opponents' creatures as a tap ability, turning your own debuffs into targeted removal every turn cycle. The catch is that it needs counters already in play to move — pair it with Deeproot Pilgrimage or any -1/-1 counter engine and it becomes a repeatable board control piece; without that support, it does nothing.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Leech Bonder is a Commander card through and through — the tap ability is too slow and setup-dependent for competitive Legacy, Modern, or Vintage environments where games end before a three-mana do-nothing creature gets to untap. In Commander, it earns its slot specifically in -1/-1 counter decks, where it functions as repeatable removal that dodges the sorcery-speed restrictions most wraths and spot removal carry. Outside that archetype, it's irrelevant in any format it's legal in.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.37 bulk tier

At $0.37, Leech Bonder is deep bulk — cheap enough to throw into any -1/-1 counter build without a second thought. It's unlikely to appreciate unless a new combo piece or popular commander dramatically raises its demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.